Office of Equity and Anti-Racism Initiatives: what we heard report

What the Office of Equity and Anti-Racism Initiatives heard from community groups on the office’s mandate and how the office can work with communities to help lead and support government’s anti-racism initiatives and promote equity.

This report outlines the initial feedback to the office’s proposed mandate and commitment to address historical and current inequities and racism.

Information includes:

• mandate for the Office of Equity and Anti-Racism Initiatives
• overview of communities the office met with
• areas of the mandate that communities agreed with
• community specific issues
• engagement with communities
• additional suggestions from communities, including what’s missing